Category Archives: monicacassani

No one chooses their passions or fears. They happen to us. Emotion carries us. We can watch and learn about this body/mind/spirit mystery called life and find distance and detachment. Alchemy happens, not by choice but via attention….

never know where I should post these days and I’m writing so rarely…so if you’re interested there is a new piece at Everything Matters, There is a video included that is very informative Part 1. Life with Tardive Dyskinesia Part 2: Tardive Dyskinesia is brain injury Beyond Meds: Alternatives to Psychiatry I’ve posted a coupleContinue reading “Life with Tardive Dyskinesia”

Not much to say anymore. I listen.

I did just about every elimination diet out there (over a period of 15 years). These thoughts come mostly from a couple of years ago as I started to eat more of everything again…I am still learning to eat well for this moment now. This is my experience and only mine. I know that weContinue reading “Food, diet and mindfulness”

oh, I dwell there, alright and I get to feeling alone and weary too. I am willing, able and need to celebrate the whole spectrum of human experience, here. Grateful for it too. (click through for the rest of the post)

When people are incapable of understanding nuance (grey areas, paradox, nonduality, whatever you want to call it) they are generally incapable of communicating on difficult topics. Generally anyone attached dogmatically to any particular belief have trouble opening to conflicting or even complimentary information. When one comes up against dogma in another it seems best toContinue reading “communication, paradox and belief”

the last two are the only ones that go far enough. the others assume that what is good for you is good for everyone. That is simply not always the case. (think neurodiversity, think diversity in general) The golden rule must include imagination for what we might not have ever experienced so that we can learn what others actually need…when it’s not what we needed. Otherwise we can cause harm with what we imagine are good intentions. Assume nothing and listen. Learn. Behold the OTHER.

(a lot of chronic illness is similar in some fundamental ways…symptomatology varies and crosses over within the lifetime of those who deal with chronic conditions regardless of diagnosis. Believing one has something specific is detrimental to getting well quite often and most certainly was for me.) that said: it’s also true that I got mostContinue reading “Micro-organism illnesses (Lyme disease and many others less popularly defined)”

a litany of Trust: trust everything. trust yourself trust the environment trust me trust your lover and trust your enemy trust the trustworthy and trust the untrustworthy. it’s becoming grossly evident…that reality and the powers that be are trustworthy and steadfast. …